to culminate
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达到高潮, 结束
to end by coming to a climactic point
Intransitive: to culminate in an outcome
Formal
例子
Their years of hard work culminated in the publication of their research.
他们多年的辛勤工作最终以他们研究的出版而告终。
Formal例子
Their groundbreaking paper culminated years of extensive research and experiments on climate change.
他们的开创性论文汇集了多年来对气候变化的广泛研究和实验。
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达到顶点, 达到高峰
to reach or create the highest point or peak of something
Intransitive
例子
The mountain range culminates in several towering peaks, visible from miles away.
山脉 culminate 在几座高耸的山峰上，从数英里外就能看到。
04
达到顶点, 到达最高点
(of a celestial body) to reach its highest point in the sky
Intransitive: to culminate | to culminate point in time
例子
The planet will culminate at 9 PM tonight, crossing the meridian.
这颗行星将在今晚9点到达中天，穿过子午线。
词汇树
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